50 Exhibitions for 50 Years: 2000s

On the 14th Jan, 1971, The Photographers' Gallery opened its doors to the public. To mark our 50th anniversary, we’ve explored our archives and revisited 50 exhibitions that mark significant moments both in the history of the Gallery and of the photographic medium itself.

50 Exhibitions for 50 Years: 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s

Case History © Boris Mikhailov, 1999

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Boris Mikhailov

7 April – 21 May 2000

Altered States of America: Catherine Opie

9 Aug – 24 Sept 2000

Making Do and Getting By © Richard Wentworth

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Richard Wentworth / Eugène Atget: Faux Amis

5 October - 18 November 2001

Photograph produced through a partnership project between The Photographers' Gallery and 198 Gallery, in collaboration with artists Faisal Abdu'Allah and Carlos Madris working with young people, part of the Brixton Studio extended programme

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Brixton Studio

4 October - 16 November 2002

Please DO Not Return... © David Shrigley, 1998

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Offsite exhibition

Reality Check: Recent Developments in British Photography and Video

24 October - 24 November 2002

David King - The Commissar Vanishes

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Stories from Russia: The David King Collection

21 January - 27 March 2005

Demonstration of Tele Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade Headquarters: September 1965 Suit being subjected to heat with no protecting water spray, the wearer experienced little or no discomfort.

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The London Fire Brigade Archive

21 July - 17 September 2006

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar © Taryn Simon, 2007

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Taryn Simon: An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar

13 September - 11 November 2007

Untitled from the series The Tears of Things (Objects from a Rubbish Tip) 1990 © Keith Arnatt

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Keith Arnatt: I’m a real photographer

29 June - 2 September 2007

Miss fotojapón, 1998 to present © Juan Pablo Echeverri

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Once more with feeling: Recent Photography from Colombia

18 April - 15 June 2008